(1) No person shall use
criminal force to another person.
(2) A person shall be considered to use criminal force to
another person if he or she does any of the following acts:
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(a) To use any kind of force to that other person with the
intention of committing an offence,
(b) To use force to that other person with the intention of
causing, or knowing it to be likely that the use of such
force will cause, injury, fear or annoyance to that other
person or his or her family or property,
(c) To terrify that other person to apprehend that force will
be used to him or her or to threat or intimidate to use
force, or attempt to use force, in any other manner, to
him or her.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this
Section, the use of any force, with one's consent, in the course of
imparting teaching, instruction or training on the concerned subject,
conducting acting or treatment of any kind or in a manner to render
benefit or the use of force of usual nature in the course of having any
kind of game shall not be considered to be the use of criminal force.
Provided that the provision of this sub-section shall not apply
to any malicious use of force to cause injury to any one.
(4) A person who uses, or causes to be used, criminal force
shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees
or both the sentences, in the case of using criminal force by carrying
a weapon, and to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or
both the sentences, in the case of using criminal force without
carrying a weapon.
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